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| title | postal history of cawnpore | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 5(80) | | description | cawnpore is the erstwhile name of the present day city kanpur. about 240 years back, cawnpore was just a village on the bank of river ganges, but at the turn of the nineteenth century it became the largest cantonment of british india with population of 1.2 million. with the establishment of various textile mills, leather tanneries, sugar mills and tent factories, cawnpore went on to become the largest industrial city of northern india and its trade expanded to the entire british empire. the exhibit illustrates the postal markings, routes and rates for mails to and from cawnpore. the postmarks are categorized based on their design and appearance and are exhibited in an chronological order. emphasis has been laid on the routes of the mail transported. the philatelic items exhibited are from the early nineteenth century till 1948, the year when the name of the city changed from cawnpore to kanpur. | | date added | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | united nations conference on international organization, san francisco, california, april 25 to june 26, 1945 | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(12) | | description | as world war ii was ending, the allied nations met with the objective to creating a new world organization, replacing the old league of nations. the planned organization, the united nations, would have its goal improved peace, justice, and security for the world. the conference was attended by 49 nations. | | date added | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | in come the pigs | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 4(64) | | description | many kinds of pigs are shown in this exhibit including wild, domestic, crafted and famous pigs. stamps, essays, proofs, specimens, booklets, covers, postmarks, meters, postal stationary, errors, varieties, and souvenir sheets breathe life intothe pages that follow. | | date added | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | how to build a philatelic exhibit | | synopsis | synopsis | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(16) | | description | the purpose of this one-frame exhibit/handbook is to demonstrate how to build a philatelic exhibit of ´subject x,´ which represents any subject, real or imagined, that can be illustrated using one of the standard types of philatelic exhibits found the in the aps manual of philatelic judging. post cards are included in the manual; therefore, this exhibit includes them within the meaning of ´philatelic´. this exhibit will use examples from all of the standard types in order to show the variety of possible approaches. |
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| title | u.s. postal card errors | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 9(141) | | description | since the production of postal cards began in the united states in 1873, over 500 different cards have been issued, yet less than 15 percent of them have been reported with major errors. of these, despite printing quantities of over 20,000,000 of some issues, most major errors exist in quantities of under 10 known. | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | bonsai | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 5(80) | | description | bonsai is a tree cultured in a container and therefore small in size. art of bonsai started maybe before 1500 years in china, from there spread in 12 century to japan and in 20. century to all world.this philatelic exhibit is story of my last 40 years,when i had a bonsai as my main hobby and that was reason for creation this exhibit. | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | orange free state - republican postage issues, 1868-1900 | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 8(128) | | description | detail the production history of the definitive issues, their numerous printings and usages as well as chronicle the numerous provisional issues made necessay due to shortages and rate changes. postal rates and dealt with in great detail because these were driving forces to the new values and their accompanying provisional issues. |
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| title | ships on stamps unit | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(16) | | description | with several hundred members around the globe, we are the world's oldest society specializing in all aspects of maritime history portrayed on over 17,000 miniature works of art issued by postal administrations since 1847. |
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| title | orange free state overprints | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 11(132) | | description | with only eight values, all with just the same basic olive tree design, the definitive stamps of the orange free state have themselves little to offer the philatelist. but the early overprints, nessitated by rate changes and shortages, provide a wealth of interest and potential for research, while the later v.r.i. overprints, with the numerous type settimgs, can test the intellect of all. | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | india´s one anna carmine issue of 1911 | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(16) | | description | when king george v was coronated as emperor of india at delhi in 1911, stamps with the king's portait were issued. the one anna value was produced for 11 years until replaced in 1922. during these 11 years the stamp was surcharged, overprinted for service (official) use, overprinted for use in by troops in china for troops in wwi. this exhibit tells the story of this stamp. | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | indian court fee issue of 1904 | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(16) | | description | in india, legal documents for which legal rights could be enforced (e.g. deeds, leases, and commercial transactions) were taxed with court fee stamps if they were to be introduced, or might be introduced, as evidence in a lawsuit. additionally, copies of baptismal, burial, management certificates as well as copies of maps and plans were taxed with court fee stamps. | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | the 5 cent u.s. skymaster airmail stamps: 1946-1948 | | synopsis | synopsis | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 3(48) | | description | october 1, 1946 the domestic airmail rate was reduced from 8 cent to 5 cent per ounce for any letter or postcard, including service personnel stationed anywhere. for the first time the domestic airmail rate was extended to the u.s. posessions (or territories) such as alaska, canal zone, guam, and hawaii. in some cases the resulting reduction was as much as 90 cent per oz! this rate period ended on january 1, 1949 when the rate increased from 5 cent to 6 cent per ounce. this exhibit will show selected usages of the 5 cent skymaster stamps issued for the rate period. design and production of the stamps are not art of this exhibit. | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | southern rhodesia military airletters | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(16) | | description | this exhibit shows mint and used copies of all southern rhodesia military air letter cards. five different "active service letter cards" and one "air letter" form were printed from 1941 to 1945. as stated above, they were initially valid only to certain areas. as the war progressed, the areas of validity were extended and air conveyance was provided to servicemen in these areas. usage by servicemen to civilians required payment of an additional 3d. after the war, the forms were not demonetized, but were valid for any civilian use with payment of proper postage. | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | scadta postal stationery | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(12) | | description | colombia's early domestic airmail service was provided by private organizations. the sociedad colombo-alemana de transportes aereos, or "scadta", began operations on october 19, 1920 and acquired an exclusive airmail contract by the end of the year. this exclusive contract lasted just over 11 years, until january 1, 1932. | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | prisoner of war aerogrammes of australia | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(12) | | description | as a result of world war 2, in australia were 1,651 german, 18,432 italian and 5,637 japanese prisoners of war. the highest number was reached in 1945 when there were 24,158 prisoners of the aforementioned nationalities. the number of letters to the homeland was limited and varied depending upon nationality of the prisoner and the year. in the years 1941-42 the following number of letters were allowed: for germans: officers, 3 letters and 4 postcards per month. other ranks, 2 letters and 4 postcards per month. for italians: officers and other ranks, 2 letters or 2 postcards or 1 letter and 1 postcard per week. for japanese: the same number as for germans. |
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| title | norway, the aerogram issues, 1948-1988 | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(15) | | description | aerograms were issued by norway between 1948 and 1988. printed by emil mostue a/s, the colours of print, and the papers, vary considerably. before 1954, there are dotted lines above and on the side for folding the sheet. from october 1953, they were folded by machine. they were sold at 5 ore over face from 1948, increased to 10 ore from the 1969 issue. aerograms ceased to be sold as from 28th february 1992. all of the issues printed and used for airmail during this period are shown. |
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| title | new zealand pow aerogrammes | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(16) | | description | during world war ii, approximately 9000 new zealanders were captured and held in german and italian prisoner-of-war camps. reliable communication with their pow's was a high priority for the nz government. on september 19, 1941, the postmaster general approved the printing of special aerogramme forms (similar to those of great britain) valid only for writing to nz pow held in europe. | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | australia's official aerogrammes | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(16) | | description | as the australian post office communicated ever more with entities around the world following ww ii, a decision was made to create a form that was a variation on the increasingly popular and easy-to-use aerogramme. a stampless form used principally in norfolk island and nauru was made by excising the stamp and a rectangular section of the overlay from the may 22, 1950 civilian 7d aerogramme. the first official airletter form was this stampless form overprinted with appropriate text. all australian aerogrammes were produced by the note printing branch of the reserve bank of australia located in melbourne. |
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| title | the cuyahoga river | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 2(32) | | description | a voyage up cleveland, ohio's primary industrial and commercial waterway, the cuyahoga river, from the lake erie waterfront up to the limits of the navigable waterway, about 6 miles by river or 2.5 miles in a direct line. featured are the many bridges over the river and some of the major industries served by the river in the time period 1900 to 1960. |
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| title | from mine to mill | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 10(164) | | description | the study of the transport of iron ore on the great lakes from the mines in the lake superior region, to the loading docks, through soo locks, and down to the ore docks and steel mills of the lower lakes. included is a brief look at the primary region cargo - coal. |
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| title | service of intellectual aid to prisoners of war | | synopsis | synopsis | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 1(16) | | description | during wwii, in accordance with article 39 of the geneva convention of 1929, the international education bureau (bureau international d'education) created the service of intellectual aid to prisoners of war that provided books and other educational materials to prisoners of war and internees. the i.e.b. service also conducted "universities" at some camps. by the end of the war, over a half million books had been distributed. | | highest award | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer |
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| title | toward a united europe | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 10(160) | | description | european unity in the twentieth century, as seen through the significant people, ideas, events, organizations, and activities that contributed to the concept - with emphasis on post-word war two european reconstruction and the events that followed, from the creation of the european communities to the euro. |
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| title | united nations information office | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 2(17) | | description | covers featured in this exhibit originated from informational offices of governments paticipating in the formation of the unio. such publicity office mail was usually franked by leased postage meter machines and printed corner cards verify meter device users. although sixteen nations were members of the unio, mail is recorded from only eight and all eight are represented in this exhibit. |
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| title | united nations european office | | exhibitor | What is an Amazon Top 500 reviewer | | frames(pages) | 2(17) | | description | this exhibit documents the postal transition from the league of nations to the united nations european office. covers with corner cards (stationary) featured in this exhibit are official mail of the respective organizations and originated from offices within the palais des nations. |
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